"I don't see any method at all": The problem of actorly transformation
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Actorly transformation is where the actor's body is transformed through concentrated, film-specific, self-imposed body alteration and also the purpose of the alteration must be greater than the fidelity of performance. Lon Chaney, 'Man of a Thousand Faces' was the actor most acclaimed for his radical physical change and his physical expressiveness may be the closest historical percursor to the actorly transformation trend.
Publication Name: Journal of Film and Video
Subject: Motion pictures
ISSN: 0742-4671
Year: 2006
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June Mathis's 'Classified': one woman's response to modernism
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Issues discussed concern the life and work of influential Hollywood screenwriter and producer June Mathis in the 1920s. Topics addressed Mathis's work on 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,' 'Ben-Hur,' and 'Classified,' Mathis's critique of consumer culture and emphasis on spiritual values, and the failure of the motion picture industry to fully recognize her achievements.
Publication Name: Journal of Film and Video
Subject: Motion pictures
ISSN: 0742-4671
Year: 1998
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Empty seats: the missing history of movie-watching
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Film history can be researched through the points of view of married and dating couples interacting with economic, geographical, political, technological and social conditions. From this perspective, movie-watching has been influenced by industrial practices and patriarchal forces, yet audiences have often responded creatively and unpredictably.
Publication Name: Journal of Film and Video
Subject: Motion pictures
ISSN: 0742-4671
Year: 1998
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